Arrivals, calls, messages, folios, queues, and shift close

Free Hotel Front Desk Timer

Use a hotel front desk timer for arrival waves, phone calls, guest messages, folio checks, lobby queue scans, handoffs, and shift close. Create an XTimer room when front desk agents and managers need shared desk timing.

Built for this job

Desk teams can separate arrivals, calls, messages, folio checks, and handoffs.

Managers can make high-volume desk windows visible without interrupting agents.

XTimer rooms support shared front desk timers for agents, supervisors, and lobby hosts.

Current agenda item

Arrival wave

1/7

15:00

Next

Phone calls

Total time

1:00:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Hotel front desk

1 hour

Segments

7

First

15:00

Total

1:00:00

A 60-minute hotel front desk timer with arrivals, calls, messages, folio checks, queue scan, handoff, and close.

Front desk sprint

20 min

Total

20 min

A 20-minute timer for a focused hotel front desk operations block.

Message catch up

10 min

Total

10 min

A 10-minute timer for clearing guest messages and desk notes.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Use the hotel PMS, queue, and guest messaging tools as the source of truth.

Keep guest details and payment information inside approved hotel systems.

Reserve handoff time before the desk changes shifts.

Use an XTimer room when agents and managers need one shared front desk countdown.

Frequently asked questions

What is a hotel front desk timer?

A hotel front desk timer structures arrival waves, phone calls, guest messages, folio checks, lobby queue scans, handoffs, and shift close.

Does this manage guest records or payments?

No. XTimer is only a timing tool. Use your PMS, payment process, guest messaging tools, and hotel policies for records, folios, and payments.

Can the whole desk share one timer?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when front desk agents, supervisors, and lobby hosts need one shared hotel front desk countdown.